The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-29
EDITOR REYNOLDS, STORY.
A Letter In Which He Gives n Story OF
His flight nom Holly SpringA.

A Letter In Which He oivos n Story OF
His Flight nom Holly springs.
The ArrEAL has rcceivcd the following
letter, written by II. W. Reynolds, from
Batcsville, Miss, October is, to the lady
at whose house he boarded in Holly
Springs, Miss:
Kind Friend About 10 O'Clock SUNDAY evening I
b-caine AVIAN That toslay sherc was longer would
injury, " not the death of other know lust
what am talking ahuut when say that % have
stayed ~ the Marshall huu-s few minute LONGER
would have raultufl WY seriously. The cirrum.
sinu~r mr. Ncfy peculiar aud will not relate them
and iew othcr thinss decmed hc .,sslfy,
irpn IT, hSn.s uSmocd wRsn d u M Wv, l,s
WAS followed by two men Having "A rstd start
ih'pci soon ~ throw them % the lmck, but ali
cnufis " put morc gfuuni hyivccn them and ms,
III proved In vain and iclt like one In a night
mHr tf Iur tn run ifum danger and the mtsrlss fai
Ina ~ do thCir duty Failing tn bitches scmmbliug
over fcuurs. tumhltng down rWhaukmruts. Ihrisan
~ ct pnrtty we'll usslup Nhvn about i've miles
irln Town. licru q white hons. icciins by a
mvinc. ~ which Wa running bcname fright
suddenly aud spuilncl my ankle. aud my ta-s
Ma getting rather dcirstuir Just then / Observed
On aTss ~ hs sr Il sI ..n, aid dc,sd
dearly o. po.sihlc. Ihc men rnmc to the hursc aud
heard Il stamping aFound % the wood, near hy
and suppr-',l u " b me Mght NJ thk Tpini the
rmhankmUnt ON both sides was Nrfy steep, and
their attempt to-gllmh out proyoi fruit
lCss and the uaihs hnd ihnuis uitrrd wCuc some.
thing fearful rcNCml lliurs they Camo ~ Close
I could have touched whom with my hand, ar
Cnuit have shot them huih. hut.t rnud mi hear ts
nf, The shot that w,a,id Snake me nurirr,r. even
i"f ,ndin4 N sofi l.pt si'l ,nd ~ n, y',, ,,.,,
r,llci thgy lpiind plae IL lrt uut and w,rs .s,n
rhaslnF the hnrsc thruueh The dafl wui.ls Instead
uf inc As soon ~ my ankle Permitted 1 rraWlOi
ont ami vent in the ApisN |tr drffiun and az n,,
murr of them. Al nlHht walked n tho uiin ami
mud not knowing whrtt wus rIlns When day.
Urbt al last came u we stll ruuIuf ami nii IA,
MONDAY. never stopfDng gAopt once 10 drink s1nc
muddy water from nack hy the mad l rIluihod
the slipirry hills Win guat cakcr oi
mud cllhginR " my shoes and my clothes.
and mn fsrU aud hands ~ dirty Won cnuid moi trii
Inc fl,,n a darkv. thint I must have bs,p IN
Clns.Ions a grrat deal ~ the time fu | dimly M.
uymisf falling many Time, and staggering t6 nv
40 Needing and srmirhci tufhtllg I1ts Non.
,lsy nlrht saw lights ahchi. aud soru fund nav.
sHli siarrrring up the finyH ui r. small town
Whom 4 cntgrtsl the hotel I faii into N chair
Lut Vas tt.o wt,ak 81 tell what WHnf.l uuui hat
psi,,.t' ~ anne time. I lluu they thuHrhf a..
rrtsy ar drunk hut thcy rHyr ms "a
btTt rtrm Tor which they made mo t,v
An advance. ~ icct vor - swollen
That IA was WITH rrrat d'HrulN
r1' IN NV shoss Tucday WUru'nr us. ri am,
g5rid baftiy walk. but Wyni down fH.F. ana rff.
tn.a ,f nv 0r.t iood muUr sunUiy rrrur' rii'r
which II h,sr,ird The imID. lHl when arrived
at Utio.tlllc. rot on Hud put az no co.
bniri aud siinr kW houu nsl Nf.ic